Mac versus PC laptops

The cheapest mac book is 749 inc VAT - Thats a 1.83 Ghz dual core with 60gb disk and 512mb ram.

Optical digital out, 13 inch screen, its all quite nice. Runs XP as stated .....

Not quite 600 tho.
 
garyi said:
Dell are in the ****, what with exploding laptops and a rubbish year all round. Apparently they have their head in the sand though.
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And apple with dodgy working practices in china, untrustworthy financial reporting for the past 4 years and the same exploding laptops are still god?
 
Isaac, before jumping like a gimp have a little read round you might want to check theregister first who have done a review of dells performance in the last year. Dell have showed 0% growth and are starting to get slaughtered in the server market. Their decision to stick soley with intel because intel pays for their advertising is now working against them. Exploding batteries has not helped.
Apple is going from strength to strength BTW, showing another record year.

Also you might do a search on the recent full inspection carried out in the China Factories where 13% of output is apples, where improvements were needed they were stated.

Here are the links:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/21/dell_q2_down/

http://www.apple.com/hotnews/ipodreport/

Have a nice weekend.
 
You may be joking, but I think the power pack for Apple mini's is called an Apple iJuice!

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my last 3 machines have been apples. i hate to use a pc now.

i just picked up a macbook pro for a bargain price brand new sealed too

anyone want a powerbook G4?
 
Paul I picked up a s/h 12" Ali powerbook G4 last weekend and must admit that i'm well impressed with it. Even though on paper it seems to be a fairly low spec item ( ie 867MHz chip and only 640 mb of Ram ) compared to the newer models it seems to zip along like a good 'un. At no point in the last week have i been hacked off at its lack of speed, or capability. my normal desktop machine has a 2.5GHz AMD chip and IGb of ram and doesn't now seem to be that much sharper, I suppose that i should also add that the 12" PB is hasn't been filled full of crap as yet and my desktop is jam packed and I often have loads of windows and apps going on at the same time....

I'm just in the process of filling up the iTunes library with my favorite CD's. I have the PB sitting on top of the Hi-Fi and plugged in to my Tuner input and reckon that it doesn't sound half bad either, certainly good enough for my modest needs. Had to play about with the onboard sound graphic equaliser first though, to get it just so :)
 
Sid and Coke said:
Paul I picked up a s/h 12" Ali powerbook G4 last weekend and must admit that i'm well impressed with it. Even though on paper it seems to be a fairly low spec item ( ie 867MHz chip and only 640 mb of Ram ) compared to the newer models it seems to zip along like a good 'un. At no point in the last week have i been hacked off at its lack of speed, or capability. my normal desktop machine has a 2.5GHz AMD chip and IGb of ram and doesn't now seem to be that much sharper, I suppose that i should also add that the 12" PB is hasn't been filled full of crap as yet and my desktop is jam packed and I often have loads of windows and apps going on at the same time....

I'm just in the process of filling up the iTunes library with my favorite CD's. I have the PB sitting on top of the Hi-Fi and plugged in to my Tuner input and reckon that it doesn't sound half bad either, certainly good enough for my modest needs. Had to play about with the onboard sound graphic equaliser first though, to get it just so :)
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is this your first mac? how much did you pay?

you can pick them up for good value but avoid ebay, its a place to sell them not buy.

paul i've got a nice powerbook here if you want it
 
Thanks for the offer, but i'm just keeping my PC now... I dont have any money to buy any new machines.
 
Bill Phabb said:
is this your first mac? how much did you pay?

you can pick them up for good value but avoid ebay, its a place to sell them not buy.
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I paid £450. It seems quite a lot when you can buy a new XP Lappy for £300 these days, however it looks comparable to similar spec mac machines i've been tracking on e-pay over recent weeks. Mine has Airport exteme, a superdrive DVD burner and a brand new Battery fitted. I picked the machine up in person from just down the road and the seller (JTC ) had re-installed the OS and other software for me , set the machine up for me and also took the time to give me a good 2 hour plus tutorial on the basics with the promise of further help if required. You don't get that via e-bay...
That was a week ago and I'm still happy with my purchase.
 
Bill Phabb said:
is this your first mac? how much did you pay?

you can pick them up for good value but avoid ebay, its a place to sell them not buy.
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I paid £450. It seems quite a lot when you can buy a new XP Lappy for £300 these days, however it looks comparable to similar spec mac machines i've been tracking on e-pay over recent weeks. Mine has Airport exteme, a superdrive DVD burner and a brand new Battery fitted. I picked the machine up in person from just down the road and the seller (JTC ) had re-installed the OS and other software for me , set the machine up for me and also took the time to give me a good 2 hour plus tutorial on the basics with the promise of further help if required. You don't get that via e-bay...
That was a week ago and I'm still happy with my purchase.
 
thats good service. im lookin for £350 for my 1.33ghz powerook w/ 1.5Gb ram. guess i should aim higher. best check ebay then lol
 

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